‘Women’s Sports Now’ on Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd relationship: ‘The WNBA, like all sports, is a TV show’

“I’d 100% do a Vogue collab together, drop 73 Questions on Vogue, answer all the questions that humans might want to ask, and just answer them then in a high-fashion, dope way, and drop the mic on it,” Montgomery said.

Tiana, a co-host of the show alongside Montgomery, spoke about professional sports leagues as entertainment products and how she feels the pair’s relationship is perfectly viable to cover throughout the season, comparing it to the hypothetical buzz there’d be around a relationship between Lakers teammates LeBron James and Luka Dončić.

“I mean, but I also think that the WNBA, like all sports, is a TV show. Like we’re all invested,” Tiana said. “We want some drama. We wanna know…  I do think that there, there is an element where it’s like, I know that this is basketball and I know that you guys, you know, are in a relationship. But like, if LeBron and Luka were dating, it’d be like, yeah, we’re probably going to ask you about that. Like, Luka, uh, how’d you get hurt? Did something happen at home?”

Shuster acknowledged that the relationship could indeed influence how things play out on the court, which would make its coverage the responsibility of reporters.

“I’ve lived outside of a locker room for three years. And your job is to report what’s happening in there. And I think at some point, at some point, people are wondering, okay, well, how do you keep things professional if there’s an issue? If you guys have an issue in your relationship, how does it not carry over into how you play on the court?”

While it’s clear that Dallas plans to let them decline to comment moving forward, it’s almost inevitable that questions about the relationship will arise again, especially if Dallas struggles, as teams picking first overall tend to do.  Media members have an obligation to report accurately on what may be influencing on-court dynamics, and the WNBA wants as many eyes on its product as possible, which could all culminate in a scenario where Fudd, Bueckers, and the Wings have to address the topic directly.

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